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Livery cupboard

ca. 1585
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 509
Such short ("court") pieces of furniture were made to display the wealth of their owners in the form of silver vessels ("cups"), visible store on each of the three tiers ("boards").

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Livery cupboard
  • Date: ca. 1585
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Oak and walnut, inlaid with sycamore and holly
  • Dimensions: Overall: 48 1/2 × 54 × 19 in. (123.2 × 137.2 × 48.3 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.1134
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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